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Meditations, Digressions, From A Crossword Addict

Though crossword advocates sometimes credit the puzzles with staving off dementia, former NPR arts and culture correspondent — and longtime puzzler — Dean Olsher says it's more honest to think of them as a habit, like smoking.

Meditations, Digressions, From A Crossword Addict

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